BSEH MARKING SCHEME

CLASS- XII Chemistry (March-2024) Code: C

 The answer points given in the marking scheme are not

final. These are suggestive and indicative. If the examinee
has given different, but appropriate answers, then he should
be given appropriate marks.

Q. Answers Marks

No.
1. b) K kg mol-1 1
2. b) increases 1
3. d) Nickel-Cadmium cell 1

4. a) Thorium 1
5. b) 2 1
6. d) All of the above 1
7. a) Etard reaction 1
8. b) Alkaline sodium potassium tartarate 1
9. c) Methylamine 1
10. a) C6H5SO2Cl 1
11. b) Lysine 1
12. b) Vitamin B2 1
13. b) Tyrosine 1
14. b) Secondary 1
15. c) A is true but R is false. 1
16. d) A is false but R is true. 1

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17. c) A is true but R is false. 1

18. d) A is false but R is true 1
19. The shielding effect of 5f orbitals is poorer than the 2
shielding effect of 4f orbitals.
(1 mark)
Due to this, the valence shell electrons of actinide
experience greater effective nuclear charge than that
experienced by lanthanides. Hence, actinoid
contraction is greater than lanthanoid contraction.
(1 mark)

20. An alloy is a homogeneous mixture of a metal with 2

other metal or non - metals.

(1 mark)

An important alloy containing some of the lanthanoid

metal is mischmetal.

(1 mark)

Or
Number of unpaired electrons in M2+ = 3
(½ mark)
𝜇= 𝑛(𝑛 + 2)
(½ mark)
= 3(3 + 2)

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= √15
= 3.87 BM
(½ mark for answer, ½ mark for unit)
21. Manganese (Z=25) shows maximum number of
oxidation states.
(1 mark)
This is because its electronic configuration is 3d54s2.
2
As 3d and 4s are close in energy, it has maximum
number of electrons to lose or share (as all the 3d
electrons are unpaired).
(1 mark)
22.

23. i) N,N-Dimethylmethanamine
(1 mark)
2
ii) N-Methylaniline
(1 mark)
24. 𝐶 𝐻 𝑁𝐻 + 𝐶 𝐻 𝐶𝑂𝐶𝑙 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 𝐶 𝐻 𝑁𝐻𝐶𝑂𝐶 𝐻 + 𝐻𝐶𝑙

(1 mark)
2
N Methylbenzamide
(1 mark)

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25. hydrogen bonds, disulphide linkages, van der Waals

and electrostatic forces of attraction.
(½ mark each)
Or
Globular proteins Fibrous Proteins
1. In this chains of 1. In this polypeptide
2
polypeptides coil around chains run parallel and
to give a spherical fibre– like structure is
shape. formed.
2. These are usually 2. These are usually
soluble in water. insoluble in water.
(1 mark each)
26. The reactions occurring in cell is as following:
Ni2+ + 2e- Ni
(½ mark)
Given:
I = 5 A
T = 20 minutes = 1200 s
Q =It = 1200 x 5 C = 6000 C 3
(½ mark)
2 x 96500 C charge deposits Ni = 59 g
(½ mark)
1 C charge deposits Ni = 𝑔
×

6000 C charge deposits Ni =

×
𝑔
×

(½ mark)

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= 1.83 g
(½ mark for answer, ½ mark for unit)
27. Consider the reaction, R  P is first order reaction.
𝑑[𝑅]
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 = − = 𝑘[𝑅]
𝑑𝑡
(½ mark)
𝑑[𝑅]
⇒ = −𝑘𝑑𝑡
[𝑅]
Integrating both sides
𝑙𝑛[𝑅] = −𝑘𝑡 + 𝐼 ………Eq. 1
Where I is the constant of integration
(½ mark)
At t = 0, the concentration of the reactant R = [R]0 ,
where [R]0 is the initial concentration of the reactant.
(½ mark)
3
Substituting in above equation 1
𝑙𝑛[𝑅] = −𝑘 × 0 + 𝐼
𝑙𝑛[𝑅] = 𝐼
(½ mark)
Substituting the value of 𝐼 in the equation 1
𝑙𝑛[𝑅] = −𝑘𝑡 + 𝑙𝑛[𝑅]
(½ mark)
1 [𝑅] 2.303 [𝑅]
⇒ 𝑘 = 𝑙𝑛 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑡 [𝑅] 𝑡 [𝑅]

This is the integrated rate equation for a zero-order

reaction.
(½ mark)

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28. Given:
Order of reaction = 1
Time = 40 minutes
Let [R]o = 100
Then after 30% decomposition [R] = 70
(½ mark)
2.303 [𝑅]
⸪𝑘 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑡 [𝑅]
(½ mark)
2.303 100
⇒ 𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
40 70

⇒ 𝑘 = 0.0089 𝑚𝑖𝑛
(½ mark)
0.693 3
⸪𝑡 =
𝑘
(½ mark)
0.693
⇒ 𝑡 = 𝑚𝑖𝑛
0.0089
⇒ 𝑡 = 77.8 𝑚𝑖𝑛
(½ mark for answer, ½ mark for unit)
Or

Given:

T1=293 K

T2=313 K

Let us take the value of K1=K

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Now, K2=4K

Also, R=8.314JK−1mol−1

(½ mark)

Now, substituting these values in the Arrhenius

equation:

𝑘 𝐸 𝑇 − 𝑇
𝑙𝑜𝑔( )=
𝑘 2.303𝑅 𝑇 𝑇

(1 mark)

We get:
4𝑘 𝐸 313 − 293
𝑙𝑜𝑔( )=
𝑘 2.303 × 8.314 313 × 293

(½ mark)

∴Ea = 52863.3 J mol−1

=52.8 kJ mol−1
(½ mark for answer, ½ mark for unit)
29. i) Di- tert -butyl ketone < Methyl tert -butyl ketone
< Acetone < Acetaldehyde
ii) (CH 3 ) 2 CHCOOH < CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 COOH <
CH 3 CH(Br)CH 2 COOH < CH 3 CH 2 CH(Br)COOH 3
iii) 4-Methoxybenzoic acid < Benzoic acid < 4-
Nitrobenzoic acid < 3,4-Dinitrobenzoic acid
(1 mark each)
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30. Aldol condensation: Aldehydes and ketones having at

least one α-hydrogen undergo a reaction in the
presence of dilute alkali as catalyst to form β-hydroxy
aldehydes (aldol) or -hydroxy ketones (ketol),
respectively. This is known as Aldol reaction.
(1 mark)
The aldol and ketol readily lose water to give α,-
unsaturated carbonyl compounds which are aldol
condensation products, and the reaction is called Aldol
condensation.
(1 mark)
Example:
3

(1 mark)
Or
i) Tollen’s test / Fehling’s test;
(½ mark)
Propanal gives the test while propanone does not.
(½ mark)
Or
Iodoform test
(½ mark)

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Propanal does not give the test while propanone

gives the test.
(½ mark)
ii) Sodium bicarbonate test;
(½ mark)
Benzoic acid gives the test while Ethyl benzoate does
not.
(½ mark)
iii) Tollen’s test;
(½ mark)
Benzaldehyde gives the test while acetophenone does
not
(½ mark)
Or
Iodoform test
(½ mark)

Acetophenone gives the test while Benzaldehyde does

not

(½ mark)
31. i) The process in which external source of voltage is
used to bring about a chemical reaction. 4
(1 mark)

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ii) An electrochemical cell converts the chemical

energy of a spontaneous redox reaction into electrical
energy.
(1 mark)
or
By applying external voltage more than emf of
electrochemical cell.
(1 mark)
iii) Sodium metal and Cl2 gas.
(½ mark+ ½ mark)
iv) electrorefining of metals/ electroplating of metals/
extraction of metals like Na, Mg, Al
(Any one,1 mark)
32. i) [Co(NH3)6]3+
(1 mark)
ii) d2sp3
(1 mark)
iii) paramagnetic
(1 mark)
iv) Octahedral
(1 mark)
or
zero
(1 mark)

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33.

(v)

(1 mark each)
Or

i) 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻 𝑂𝐻 + 𝐻𝐶𝑙 ⎯⎯ 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝑙 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻 𝐹
(1 mark)

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ii) 𝐶𝐻 𝐵𝑟 ⎯⎯ 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝑁 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ (𝐶𝐻 ) 𝐶 = 𝑁𝑀𝑔𝐵𝑟 ⎯⎯ 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝑂𝐶𝐻

(1 mark)
iii)
.
𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻 = 𝐶𝐻 ⎯⎯ 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻(𝐵𝑟)𝐶𝐻 ⎯⎯⎯⎯ 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻 = 𝐶𝐻𝐶𝐻

(1 mark)
iv)

(1 mark)

v) 2𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝑙 + 𝑁𝑎 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻 𝐶𝐻
(1 mark)
34. i) Acidified K2Cr2O7 or acidified KMnO4

(1 mark)
ii) Pyridinium chlorochromate (PCC) or CrO3
(1 mark)
iii) bromine water
(1 mark) 5
iv) Acidified K2Cr2O7 or acidified KMnO4
(1 mark)
v) 85% phosphoric acid (H3PO4)
(1 mark)
Or
i) Kolbe’s reaction:

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Phenoxide ion generated by treating phenol with

sodium hydroxide is even more reactive than phenol
towards electrophilic aromatic substitution.
(½ mark)
Hence, it undergoes electrophilic substitution with
carbon dioxide, a weak electrophile.
(½ mark)
Ortho hydroxybenzoic acid is formed as the main
reaction product.
(½ mark)

(1 mark)

ii) Reimer-Tiemann reaction:

On treating phenol with chloroform in the presence of
sodium hydroxide, a –CHO group is introduced at
ortho position of benzene ring.
(1 mark)
The intermediate substituted benzal chloride is
hydrolysed in the presence of alkali to produce
salicylaldehyde.
(½ mark)

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(1 mark)
35. The properties which depend on the number of solute
particles irrespective of their nature relative to the
total number of particles present in the solution are
called colligative properties.
(1 mark)
Osmotic pressure is considered the best to determine
the molar mass of solute.
(1 mark)
i) The osmotic pressure method has the advantage
over other methods as pressure measurement is
around the room temperature and the molarity of the 5
solution is used instead of molality.
ii) As compared to other colligative properties, its
magnitude is large even for very dilute solutions.
iii) The technique of osmotic pressure for
determination of molar mass of solutes is particularly
useful for biomolecules as they are generally not
stable at higher temperatures and polymers have poor
solubility.
(1 mark each)
Or

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Azeotropes are binary mixtures having the same

composition in liquid and vapour phase and boil at a
constant temperature.
(1 mark)
In such cases, it is not possible to separate the
components by fractional distillation.
(½ mark)
There are two types of azeotropes called minimum
boiling azeotrope and maximum boiling azeotrope.
(½ mark)
The solutions which show a large positive deviation
from Raoult’s law form minimum boiling azeotrope at
a specific composition.
(½ mark)
For example, ethanol-water mixture (obtained by
fermentation of sugars) on fractional distillation gives
a solution containing approximately 95% by volume
of ethanol.
(½ mark)
Once this composition, known as azeotrope
composition, has been achieved, the liquid and vapour
have the same composition, and no further separation
occurs.
(½ mark)

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The solutions that show large negative deviation from

Raoult’s law form maximum boiling azeotrope at a
specific composition.
(½ mark)
Nitric acid and water is an example of this class of
azeotrope.
(½ mark)
This azeotrope has the approximate composition, 68%
nitric acid and 32% water by mass, with a boiling
point of 393.5 K.
(½ mark)

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